Jules de Balincourt
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Jules de Balincourt is a French
painter. He was educated at the California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco receiving a BFA in ceramics (1998) and went on to study at the Hunter College
, New York
graduating in 2005 with an MFA. He lives and works in Brooklyn
, New York. He uses stencils, tape, knives and spray paint in the style of Outsider art
.
His work has been exhibited at prominent international galleries and museums including Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and Palais de Tokyo
in Paris, Mori Museum in Tokyo (solo) and has been featured in high profile exhibitions including, “Greater New York” at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and MOMA
in New York, and “USA Today” at The Royal Academy in London. His work is in prominent collections, including the Oppenheimer – JCCC Collection for the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Saatchi Gallery
, Brooklyn museum, LACMA. He was represented by Zach Feuer Gallery
in New York until 2010 and did the second to last show at Deitch projects in 2010. He is currently showing with Salon 94 in New York and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris, France.
In 2006, de Balincourt founded the alternative art space Starr Space (formerly known as Starr Street Projects) in Brooklyn, NY. Starr Space operated for three years and was used for diverse community programming, art events, yoga, weekly farmers market, rock shows, church parties and fundraisers, notalble performances and performers such as Ryan Trecartin
, Terence Koh
, Rita Ackermann
, Mirror Mirror
, the Slits
, Lucky Dragons
and Harmony Korine
.
Carol Lee called de Balincourt the "mayor of Bushwick" in an article for Paper Magazine.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter. He was educated at the California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco receiving a BFA in ceramics (1998) and went on to study at the Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
graduating in 2005 with an MFA. He lives and works in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York. He uses stencils, tape, knives and spray paint in the style of Outsider art
Outsider Art
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut , a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane-asylum inmates.While...
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His work has been exhibited at prominent international galleries and museums including Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and Palais de Tokyo
Palais de Tokyo
The Palais de Tokyo is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, near the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The eastern wing of the building belongs the City of Paris and hosts the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris...
in Paris, Mori Museum in Tokyo (solo) and has been featured in high profile exhibitions including, “Greater New York” at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and MOMA
Moma
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in New York, and “USA Today” at The Royal Academy in London. His work is in prominent collections, including the Oppenheimer – JCCC Collection for the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the South Bank by the River Thames and currently in Chelsea. Saatchi's collection, and...
, Brooklyn museum, LACMA. He was represented by Zach Feuer Gallery
Zach Feuer Gallery
The Zach Feuer Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York.-History:The Zach Feuer Gallery was founded in 2000 as the LFL Gallery, by Nick Lawrence, Russell LaMontagne and Zach Feuer. It was originally located on a fourth floor space on 26th Street...
in New York until 2010 and did the second to last show at Deitch projects in 2010. He is currently showing with Salon 94 in New York and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris, France.
In 2006, de Balincourt founded the alternative art space Starr Space (formerly known as Starr Street Projects) in Brooklyn, NY. Starr Space operated for three years and was used for diverse community programming, art events, yoga, weekly farmers market, rock shows, church parties and fundraisers, notalble performances and performers such as Ryan Trecartin
Ryan Trecartin
Ryan Trecartin is an artist and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in 2004...
, Terence Koh
Terence Koh
Terence Koh is a Canadian artist. Koh creates handmade books and zines, prints, photographs, sculptures, performances, and installations. Much of his diverse work involves queer, punk, and pornographic sensibilities. Koh has also worked under the alias "asianpunkboy", though it appears that name...
, Rita Ackermann
Rita Ackermann
Rita Ackermann is a Hungarian-American artist.-Early life and education:Rita Ackermann was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1968.Ackermann trained at the University of Fine Arts Budapest from 1989 until 1992...
, Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror
- Literature :* "Mirror, mirror on the wall...", a famous phrase uttered by the wicked queen in Snow White* Mirror, Mirror , a 2003 novel by Gregory Maguire based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...
, the Slits
The Slits
The Slits were a British punk rock band. The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The members were Ari Up , who died of cancer in October 2010, and Palmolive , with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members, Kate Korus and...
, Lucky Dragons
Lucky Dragons
Lucky Dragons is an experimental music group consisting of Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara. Based in Los Angeles, California, the band are noted for their unusual sound, described as having the ability to make "'everyday sounds' become alluringly other"....
and Harmony Korine
Harmony Korine
The story is told from the perspective of a young man suffering from untreated schizophrenia, played by Ewen Bremner, as he tries to understand his deteriorating world. Julien's abusive father is played by Werner Herzog...
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Carol Lee called de Balincourt the "mayor of Bushwick" in an article for Paper Magazine.
External links
- www.julesdebalincourt.com Artist's site
- The Saatchi Gallery; About Jules de Balincourt and his art Additional information on Jules de Balincourt including artworks, text panels, articles, and full biography
- Jules de Balincourt on Re-Title.com Sample artworks
- Starr Space website Alternative art space founded by Jules de Balincourt
- http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/33723/jules-de-balincourt/ Feb 1 2010 Article